Europe was once again hit by a violent attack in Vienna on 2 november 2020. In the previous week, attacks in Nice and Lyon were also reported.

The Portuguese Association for Victim Support  expresse its sorrow of the victims and solidarity for the many member, friends and community affected by the incidents. Violent acts like these have a devastating effect on the direct and indirect victims. It is crucial that those affected by these crimes receive support so they can manage do deal with the immediate and long term consequences.

The APAV Family and Friends of Victims of Homicide and Terrorism Victims Support Network (RAFAVHVT) is available to support any citizen who has been affected or experienced an attack, as well as their families and friends.

Support Network for Family and Friends of Victims of Homicide and Terrorism (RAFAVHT) | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Victim Support Line | 116 006

The conference “ROAR: Challenges in providing support to victims of cybercrime” presented itself as the final event of project: "ROAR: Empowering victims of cybercrime".  

Throughout the day, we created a space for sharing knowledge and exchanging good practices, advancing recommendations on how to act on cybercrime and the support provided to its victims.

The Conference took place on 3rd November in the headquarters of Altice Portugal and was transmitted online, bringing together civil society organizations, academy, industry, media, security forces, judicial authorities and policy makers form across Europe. 

Throughout the morning, specialists presented national, Europeans and global perspectives related of cybercrime. We had communications about “The importance of the New European package about Digital Evidence”.

“Challenges in prevention and investigation of child sexual abuse online”. “The Internet of Things (IoT) – We are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks?” and “Risk Factors Associated with Cybervitimation”

Find more about the conference and the project “ROAR: Empowering victims of cybercrime: https://apav.pt/roar

This conference was funded by the European Union's Internal Security Fund — Police.
The content of this conference represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.

On 28th and 29th October, APAV participated the INSAFE / INHOPE Training Meeting, an event that aimed bring together the elements of the two networks to exchange experiences and best practices in the support area for a cybercrime and the safe use of the internet.

APAV was present at the event as member of the both networks - INHOPE (International Association of Internet Hotlines) and INSAFE (European cooperation network for projects that promote awareness and awareness of the safe use of the internet by citizens), represented by Ricardo Estrela, Operational Manager of the Internet Safe Line, who was also invited as a speaker to participate in the session dedicated to the theme “Deep Dive: CSAM on Adult Sities”.

The Conference ROAR: Challenges in providing support to victims of cybercrime will take place on the 3rd of November 2020 in the headquarters of Altice Portugal (Lisbon) as the final event of Project ROAR: Empowering victims of cybercrime.

By hosting this event, the Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV) and its partnership aim at presenting the results and outputs of Project ROAR but also at creating a knowledge-based space for the exchange of good practices and for pushing forward recommendations on how to enhance prevention on cybercrime and the support provided to its victims.

The Conference will gather civil society organisations, academia, industry, media, law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities and policy makers from across Europe, thus providing a unique opportunity to strengthen synergies and discuss multidisciplinary strategies to prevent and combat cybercrime, discussing current and future threats, challenges in investigating these crimes and in supporting victims.

The Conference programme is diverse not only in terms of speakers’ nationalities and background, but also in the types of sessions it foresees. In the Conference, besides the plenary sessions where key-note speakers will share their expertise on several matters related to cybercrime, participants will have the opportunity to register for different workshops in which relevant topics concerning the digital world will be discussed, such as online frauds and cyberstalking in the context of intimate relationships, among others, as well as prevention and mitigation measures through a multidisciplinary approach.

The range of topics within the Conference’s main theme and the diversity of session format is intended to encourage the active participation of those attending the Conference as the knowledge shared and produced will be in itself a positive result of the Project.

To organise this Conference, APAV is using its experience as an organisation which hosts similar events for almost 30 years but also on the inputs, ideas and suggestions of its partners in Project ROAR.

Programme, information and registration:
apav.pt/roar

This conference was funded by the European Union's Internal Security Fund — Police.
The content of this conference represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.